Most long horned beetles have elongated, cylindrical, bodies and back sweeping antennae that are often longer than the body. The beetles are robust in size and broad shouldered (up to 1 inch long). When held some squeak by rocking their head, rubbing minute ridges against the inside surface of their thorax. Most fly well and are found on logs, tree trunks, flowers or at lights at night. Just a few are pests and many recycle dead wood into soil. The eyes are usually notched with the antenna inserted into the notch. Most larvae live beneath bark of trees, and usually bore into the wood to feed,then bore into the bark to pupate. These beetles are in the family Cerambycidae.This family has more than 1100 species in N. America.